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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-16


General Pleasanton said that even
in action, at the most critical point, he
could always see something that made
him laugh. II was at the battle of
Brandy Station, where the General
distinguished himself as cavalry
leader, that one of these instances oc-
CURED. In the heat of the engage.
ment a cavalryman's horse was shot
from under him. A shell had taken
off the horses hind legs clean, and
the cavalryman and horse rolled togeth.
er in the dust.
"rhat soldier" said the General,
twas the coolest man ever saw. He
got up and shook himself and COM
menced to take off his saddle and
bride, and carefully piled them, with
his other traps, in little heap. AL
though the shot were screaming past
him, and the air was full of bullets and
shell, he acted with as much delibera-
tion ss If he were getting ready for
breakfast. That was what attracted
my attention. watched that fellow.
thinking that that was the kird of a
man ! wanted In my escort. At that
moment another shell took off his
horses head, and he looked at him a
moment. and then put his foot upon
the horses body, about the only thing
that was left about the animal, and
shook his fist az the rebel battery over
on the hill. 1t was the most comical
sight to me | ever saw, and | burst out
laughing. couldn't help it, although
we were in pretty tight place. The
next morning | sent over to the regi-
ment TO which the soldier belonged
and asked the name of the man whose
horse had been killed in the singular
manner stated. My orderly returned,
saying that he couldn't find him.
When inspected the regiment, or
what was left of it, that day, l rode
down the line and looked at every
man to see if l could pick him out my
self. Don't you know that l could
never find out that fellowi You see
he had probably stolen horse from
the quartermaster's department and
had remounted himself, and was afraid
to come forward for fear of court mar
tial. He was brave fellow, and l
would have been glad to have made
him sergeant. \ ou see there we're q
great many horses killed, and one man
could not be singled out very easily.
1t was curious thing that after leaving
a lot of dead animals on the battle
field, next day would see nearly every
man mounted, and in good condition.
You see, they would steal the horses
from the qusrtermaster's department,
or elsewhere
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-16
Attend the Fairs.

Farmers and their families ought to
attend, when possible, both their state
and county fairs. These exhibitions
are many of them excellent educators
in all branches of agriculture. The
prime object is to benefit the farming
classes by grouping together once
every year the choicest products OF
farm, garden, orchard, dairy and breed
ing pens, the latest Improvement in
mechanical contrivances, etc, that
every man and woman who is present
may know just what progress is being
made by others and the possibilities
that await all who desire to attain tc
improved methods and their paying re.
suits.
To make these fairs generally at
tractive there should be from each
farm in the surrounding country an
exhibition of the choice products of the
season, whether from the garden, field
dairy or house wife's pantry and work
ro)m. Even if no prize is taken the
effect will be good one on both the
farmer and his family. A spirit Of
rivalry will be created that will stimu
late alike young and old to renewed
efforts toward the attainment of better
things during the year to come. IL
farmers who anticipate purchasing new
implements, or entering on new
branches OF farming, visit to some o
the fairs will be especially bene6cla
from an economical point of view
There is nothing like seeing for one
self; it is much saier than taking thing
on trust.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-16
Plain Truths 70 Housekeepers.

Many piano dealers recommend cot
ton flannel for dusting pianos as su-
perior to anything else.
To keep the strength of the coffee
while it is boiling, plug the nose of the
coffee pot with wad of brown paper.
Egg shells will clean vinegar bot
ties or nursing bottles as we'll as shot.
and they possess the advantage of be-
ing always on hand in every kitchen.
The whites of three eggs well beat
en-, aoithoM any sugar, make nice
frosting for a pudding. Spread i'm
mediately before carrying to the table.
A delicious breakfast cake is made
with two cupfuls of milk, two cupfuls
of flour and two well beaten eggs, to
be baked in scalloped dishes or patti
pans.
If your child has the ear ache, turn
drop of milk as hot as it can be borne
into the ear and cover it quickly with
bit of cotton batting. This simple
remedy has relieved many obstinate
cases of ear ache.
To clean carpets.-Go over them
once week with broom dipped in
hot water to which a little turpentine
has been added. Wiring cloth in the
hot water and wipe under pieces too
heavy to be moved.
To tell cake in the oven, never in
sert broom splinter, but draw it gent
ly forward and put the ear close to
the loaf if it is not done there will be
little sputtering sound. When it is
thoroughly baked there will be no
sound.
To prevent pie juice from running
out in the oven, make little opening
in the upper crust and insert a little
roll OF brown paper perpendicularly.
The steam will escape from it as from
chimney, and all the juice will be re-
tained in the pie
A Texas paper reports case in
which an Austin jury fined a drug
clerk $50 and costs, amounting 10 all
to Stills for selling a package of Gig
arettes on Sunday.
Sunhowers are used in Wyoming
Territory for fuel The stalks when
dry are as hard as maple wood and
makes hot fire, and the seed heads
with the seeds in are said to burn bet
ter than the best hard coal. An acre
of sunfowers will furnish fuel for one
stove for year.
Among the handsome new designs
for jewelry the bunch of dark pansies
is one of the most attractive. The
gold of the flowers is enameled in dark
pu. .)le, and on each petal there is a
diamond large enough to represent a
dew drop. The stems are of gold and
the bunch of six makes a brooch or
breastpin.
To clean silver-One-half pound of
sal soda added to eight quarts of water;
when at boiling heat dip the pieces
of silver, and Immediately wash in
soapsuds, and wipe dry with piece OF
cotton flannel. This method is recon-
mended by one of the largest britannia
works in New England.
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ITEMS

Poison ivy can be eradicated by cut
ting off the plants just below the sur
face o. the ground and then covering
the top that is left in the ground with
salt. Iron weeds and dock in mead
ows may be destroyed in the same
way.
A society for the protection of per,
sonal liberty was recently organized by
the German. born residents of Philadel-
phia. It's chief object is to eradicate
from the statute books the laws which
close saloons on Sunday.
Some men devote themselves so ex
clusively to their business affairs tha
they scarcely take time to get well &C
quainted with the members of thei
own family. When this is the cas-
from necessity, as it is sometimes will
employees, it is sad; when it is volun
tary, it is folly.
According to a theosophical journal
the real elixir of life is the human will
If you can make up your mind strong
ly you can live indefinitely.
Sam Jones says tattlers or backbit
ers would keep heaven in a row bal
the time, but they would all go to hell
II there were no fire there, tattler
alone would make it uncomfortable. San
occasionally says good thing.
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nv ANTED. LADIES for our Fall and
w Christmas Trade. 60 take light. pleasant
work at their own homes. 81 10 t3 per day can 10
quietly made Work sent by mail any distance
CRESCENT ART CO., 1i7 Milk st., Boston; Mass
Box 5l70. sep9r4t
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Crowds at Saratoga.

So we wended our way some furth-
er on amongst the dense crowd, only
more crowded and more denser, and
anon, if not oftener, Josiah's head
would be scooped in by passin para
SOS, and then in low, deep tones, jos
iah would use words that I wouldn't
repeat for dollar bill, till at last l
asked bystander standin' by, and
sez l, SIS this village all built together
don't you have no streets turnin
off of it?'
"Yes," sez he ''yonll find a street
jest as soon as you get by this hote'.'
/ stopped right in my tract; wuz
dumb-foundered. Sez l, "Do you
mean to say that this hull side of the
street that we have been a traversin'
anon, or long before anon,-do you
say that this is all one buildin'?"
Eyes mom," sez he.
Sez l, in faint axents, "When shall
we get to the end on it?"
Sez he, "You have come jest about
half way"
Josiah yin a deep groan and turned
half way in his tracts, and sez 'Let's
go back this minute
too thought of the quiet haven
from whence we had set out, with a
deep longin', but seech is the force and
strength of my mind that grasped
holt of the situation and held it there
tight. If we wuz half way acrost II
wouldn't be no further to 60 on than
it would to go back. Such wuz my
intellect that | see it to once, but
Josiah's mind couldn't grasp it, and
with words murmered in my ears
which / will never repeat to livin
soul he wended on by my side through
the same old parasols, and
wimmen, and dogs, and babies and
men, and parasols, and Injuns, and
Spannards, and Creoles, and pretty
girls and old wimmen, and FUCKERS,
and getlIers, and bracelets, and dia-
monds, and lace, aud parasols. Several
times, if not more, ,wuz, Josiah Alien run
in by parasol held by female, and
/ felt he wuz liable to be tore from me.
His weight is but small 8 times his
hat fell off in the operation and was
reskued with difficulty, and he spoke
words blush to recall as havin' pass
ed my pardner's lips. Z.
Wall, in the fullnees Of time, or a
little after, for truly l wuz not in a
condition to sense things much, We
arrove at street and we gladly turn
ed our 2 frames into it, an1 wended
our way on In, goin at pretty good
jog.-From "Sdmdntha at Sara
toga," by Josiah Allea's Wife.
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The Telautograph.
A WONDERFUL lNvEN ZION RECENTLY PER
FECTED ny A CHICAGO EcrRICIAN.

A WONDERFUL lNvEN ZION RECENTLY PER-
FECTEp by A CHICAGO Ell ECrRICIAN.
Prof Elisha Gray Of telephone fame
is perfecting an invention with wonder
full possibilities, and one which prom
ises great results. 1t has, according
to the Chicago Tribune, already reach
ed that stage which insures its practi-
cal success, the experiments thus far
proving satisfactory. The "telauto-
graph" is the name by which the in
strument will be known, which, by the
way conveys very fair idea of what
the instrument really is. Once in
operation il will be possible for the
Chicago speculator to deliver TO his
New York broker photographic Or
der to buy or sell one thousand or ten
thousand shares of railroad stock, an
exact fac simile of the order being re-
produced in that city at the same in
slant it is written here. If the Chi
cago man,happens to be in New York
and wants to send bis wife check for
money he simply writes it out in that
city, and the moment be Is through it
is in his wIfe's hands here. The e'ect-
ric current, of course, is an important
factor in the invention, but the chief
feature is the plate or instrument on
which the writing is done. No par
ticular kind of pen or pencil has to be
used; in fact, sharp. pointed instru.
ment of any kind or even a piece Of
wood, will answer the purpose. The
paper on which the writing is done
and the autograph reproduced does
not have to be prepared, for in the
first instance it is the pressure on the
plate which gives the impulse to the
machine, while the reproduction is
brought about by tracing point,
which may be properly linked pen or
even an ordinary lead pencil attached
to a movable arm in the receiving
machine at the other end of the line.
A number of experiments with the
machine have been made at Highland
Park, where Prof. Gray's laboratory
is, all of them OF the most satisfactory
character. The circuit was not a very
long one, but the tests were of that
kind which indicated that the length
of the circuit did rot matter much,
aud that the work could be done over
one thousand miles of wire as perfect.
ly as over one hundred. Prof. Gray has
not yet applied for patents on the in-
vention, but it is fully covered by
caveats, so that he has removed the
injunction OF secrecy and feels free to
talk upon the subject with his friends.
He is inclined to think the machine
will be required in all cases where alb
solute accuracy in the delivery and
filing of an order is required, and that
it will eventually supersede the present
system of telegraphic communication;
in fact, that an operator will simply
transcribe message, and, while in the
act of 80 doing, will wire 1t to any
point on the continent, the reproduct-
ion at the other point always being a
facsimile of the writing of the person
at the machine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-16

A writer says: regard the follow
ing as the worst weeds we have in the
order named: Velvet leaf, burdock,
cookie burr, yellow dock, jimpso'. '.
Then Of another specifis class or adapt
ed to different soil are the wild morn
ing glory, several other creeping vines,
sand burrs aud thistles. TAe first nam
ed is sometimes called button weed. l
know not the Latin names for any of
these, but do know that they all serve
to verify Scripture, If no other good
purpose, since to keep them in subject
ion, when surrounded with farmers as
ornary as the weeds, we "earn our
bread by the sweat of the brow"
Other men may have different opinions
as to the relative meanness of these
weeds, and some of these may be more
incorrigible in some places than others,
since the Canada thistles, which proves
almost fatal down East, gives no trou-
BILE to us Westerners. Probably the
most universally despised of this frater.
nifty in the West are the cookie lurrs,
on account of their conspicuousness in
horses names and tails, yet the tony
young man who desires to render him
self conspicuous in fashionable society
should not despair, since If you take a
pair of shears and cut these off you
have splendid.set of bangs. There
is no better evidence of slouchy far
mer than to see fine "crop' of these
nuisances filing his fence corners and
covering his fields. To expect to
flourish and thrive as farmer without
having to contend with these is as alb
surd as to expect to obtain something
for nothiog in any other way. and it is
Just as incumbent upon every good
farmer to do his share for the general
welfare in this way as it is the duty of
good citizen to pay his taxes or his
debts. l started out one day in wet
weather to fight burdocks, and found
that l had not only my own ground to
clear but that of six of my neighbors,
and the encouragement l got from
these was to be "hollored" at by an old
woman that she didn't swami her mus
tard dug up" and to be inquired of
"what harm do they dol" Then an
other neighbor lets his fence down to
haul coal through and leaves it down
so that my cows get into his stalk field
and it keeps myself and children busy
until bed time to clean them of cookie
burrs, this to be again repeated the
next day. Also l bought three hun
dred loads of manure several years
since. from a dairyman, whose farm
was well stocked with these burrs, and
as consequence l have had to fight
them ever since. There are farms ad-
joining mine which maintain swell
raised young men, and door yards
and garden fences filled with these
fruits of laziness. s.-Ihe Farmers Re
Uieso.
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THE COLUMBIAN AND DEMOCRAT. BLOOMsBURG COLUMBIA

"ITow quick can man winkl' asks
an exchange. That depends. If Q
mans wife accompanies him TO the
soda-water fountain, and keeps her
eye on him, he accomplishcs wink
about 90 per cent. quicker than If he
were to enter the drug store in CON-
pany with male friend.
Favored above all the lands are the
Isles of Sandwich. In their recent war
of the rebellion the entire army only
numbered 147 men, so if every soldier
uIder arms, and the sutler in the tent,
writes magazine history of the war
the series of war articles can only run
twelve years and four months. And
yet some people believe in secoud
probation for the heathcn. Not much:
they seem to get their heaven here
Burdette.
The industrial parade at the Consti-
tutional Centennial in Philadelphia
this week will be the most elaborate
ever witnessed in this country, or any
other. The great manufacturers will
make magnificent exhibitions, and
each will be followed by displays
showing the way things were made
one hundred years ago. The military
parade will also be very fine.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-16
People Demand Protection, Patent
Medicines.

What are they? As a general thing
they are prescriptions having been used
with great success by old and we'll
read Physicians. Thousands of lnva-
lids have been Unexpectedly cured by
their use, and they are the wonder and
dread of Physicians and Medical Col
leges in the U. S., so much 80, that
Physicians graduating at Medical Col
leges are required to discountenance
Proprietary Medicines, as through
them the country doctor loses his most
profitable practice. As manufactur-
er of Proprietary Meaicines, DR.. G. G..
Green of Woodbury., N. j., advocates
most cordially,-in order to prevent
the risk that the sick and afflicted are
liable to, almost daily by the use Of
Patent Medicines put out by inexperi-
enced persons for aggrandizement only,
and the employing of inexperienced
and incompetent doctors by which al
most every village and town is cursed
and men claiming TO be doctors who
had better be undertakers, experiment.
ing with their patients and robbing
them of their money and health,-for
the good of the afflicted that our gov
ernment protect its people by making
laws to regulate the practice of medi-
cine by better experienced and more
thoroughly edu lated Physicians, and
thereby keep up the honor and credit
of the pro ession, also form laws for
the recording of recipes of Proprietary
Medicines, under examination and de-
cision of experienced Chemists and
Physicians appointed for that purpose
by the Government, before they are
licensed for general USE lie would
most freely place the recipe of Bos-
chee's German Syrup and Green's
August Flower under such laws, had
he the proper protection, and thereby
save the prejudice of the people, and
avoid the competition and imitation of
worthless medicines Copied from
the Chicago Nail, Aug. 3, 's7.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1887-09-16

To clean hot water copper boilers.
Get three cents worth of oxalic acid
at your druggists, put it in pint bot
tie and fill it with cold water. Pour
it over the boiler while it is hot, rub.
blng it down quickly with cloth, and
polishing 1t over with dry piece of
flannel A large boiler can be beauti-
fully polished in five minutes, and will
retain its polish a week or more. The
bottle should be marked, "Poisou,
and should be kept out of sight and
out of ordinary reach. The amount
indicated will last for half a dozen
polishings. Good Housekeeping.
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FNESS It's causes and new and
I2kAi ~ y1HS successful CURE at your
i yown home, by one who was deaf twenty.
- eight years. Treated by most OF the noted
SPECIALISTS without benefit Cured hinseJ In 8
months and since then hundreds OF Others Full
Al West 3lst St., New York City. septl6d4t.
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slowing words win cost but little

Glowing words will cost but little
Journeylng up the hill OF life;
But they mako the weak and weary
Stronger brayer for the strife.
DO you count them only tribes?
What 20 earth are sun and rain?
Never was a kind word wasted,
Never one was said IN vain.
When the cares OF life are many,
And It's burdens heavy grow
For the ones Who walk beside you,
lfJou love them, tcll them 80.
What y0u count of Little value
Has an almost magic power,
And beneath their cheer .ng sunshine
Hearts VIII blossom like ilower
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-04-15

GTATE OF MINNESOTA, COUNTY OF RAMSEY,
~ SIS. In Probate Court special term March
Is, 1887.
In the matter of the estate of William l.. Mintze,
deceased.
On reading and filing the petition of Edward
Langevin. of said county, claiming to be entitled
to a conveyance of .'lot number six (6) in block
number nine t9) in Brooklynd, in said county and
state. according to the recorded plat thereof ON
file in the office of the Register of Deeds in and fdr
said county, from the administrator with the will
annexed debonis non of said estate, setting forth
the names, ages and places of residence of all per
sons interested in said estate to be convened and
the facts upon which said claim is predicated
1t is ordered that said petition be heard before
the judge OF this court on Saturday, the Both day
of April, A. D. 1887, at ten O'Clock a. M at the
Probate court room in the City of Saint Paul, in
said Ramsey county, and that all persons inter-
ested in said estate appear then and there to
show cause Cf any they have) why decree
should not be made authorizing and directing the
administrator of said estate to make and execute
a conveyance of said premises to the petitioner
1t is further ordered, that notice of the time
and place of hearing be given to all persons
of this order for four successive weeks.
once in each week, the last or which
publications shall be at least fourteen DAYS
before said day of hearing. in the st. Paul DAILY
GLOBE, daily newspaper printed and published
at st. Paul, in said county aforesaid, and that a
copy OF this order be served personally on all per-
sons interested in said estate residing in said
county, at least fourteen days before said day of
hearing and on all other persons interested by
deposting forthwith copy of such order in the
Postofhce at St Paul, in said county, with post
age prepaid, directed to them respectively at
their place of residence, unless it appears that
their place of residence is unknown. By the
Court. f. s. GORMAN,
L. 81 Judge of Probate
Attest FRANK ROBERT. Jr.. Clerk.
marlS-5w-fri
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Proposals for Bonds.
TERRITORY OF DAKOTA.

TERRITORY OF DAKOTA,
OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL TREASURER !
BISMARCK, Dak March %, 1887
CEALED, PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED
- at this office until noon, April So 1887 tor
the purchase of the following coupon bonds:
$35.SO0 Normal School AZ bonds, bearing
date May 1887, running fifteen years. in
terest payable semanhually, on the first
days of January and July in each year. ut
the Chemical National bank. New YORK
city.
No bid received less than par. The right to re-
iect any and all bids is reserved Envelopes con.
tanning proposals must be marked Proposals for
the Purchase OF Dakota Territorial Bonds.' and
addressed to the territorial treasurer at Bismarck
Oak. j. W. RAYMOND,
95-l25 Territorial Treasurer